Russia launches rescue operation for 300 fishermen stranded on ice floe
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 12, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026

Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 12, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026

Russia's emergency ministry is rescuing 300 fishermen stranded on an ice floe in the Sea of Okhotsk due to a 10m ice crack. The situation is being monitored closely.
(Reuters) - Russia launched a rescue operation for 300 fishermen stranded on an ice floe drifting in the Sea of Okhotsk in the Western Pacific, Russia's emergency ministry said on Wednesday.
About a 10m (33 ft) ice crack formed from the village of Malki to the mouth of the Dolinka River in the Sakhalin region, setting the fishermen adrift in the Sea of Okhotsk, the ministry said in a post on the Telegram messaging app.
(Reporting by Lidia Kelly in Melbourne; Editing by Tom Hogue)
The main topic is the rescue operation launched by Russia's emergency ministry for 300 fishermen stranded on an ice floe in the Sea of Okhotsk.
The fishermen were stranded due to a 10m ice crack that formed, causing them to drift in the Sea of Okhotsk.
The incident occurred in the Sea of Okhotsk, near the Sakhalin region.
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